Features from Magazine

Helping Disabled People Find Belonging Outdoors

Accessibility can benefit everyone who spends time on trail | By Syren Nagakyrie

Making Connections: How Small Trails Can Make a Big Difference

Small trails can have a big impact in creating a healthy trail system that lets people explore from backyards to the backcountry. By Anna Roth

A Good Hiker Dog — How to Prepare for a Great Day on Trail

Some careful prep work can help ensure you and your furry friend have a fabulous time when you hit the trail | By Sandra Saathoff

Walking Through Past and Present

The Redlining Heritage Trail offers a path to understanding, strength and empowerment. By Emi Okikawa

At-Home Exercises for Hiking

Staying active and maintaining your strength all year long will ensure your future hiking ventures won’t suffer | By Lindsay Leffelman.

On Unlearning Fear and Hiking Solo

Society has taught women to be fearful, and for many, this feeling follows them on trail. But overcoming such fears can bring a whole new level of joy — both on trail and in life | By Sandra Saathoff

Hike Hard and Eat Great

How one hiker turned her passion for food and the outdoors into a new business and a new way of life | By Jessi Loerch

A Trail of Memories

I found joy on epic adventures with my dad. Now I'm finding that same joy exploring close to home with my own children | By Andrea Laughery

Trails: Good for Hikers. Good for Communities. Good for the Economy.

A new scientific study shows that trails give back to the state by boosting the economy and improving people's physical and mental health | By Jessi Loerch

The Trail Next Door: Because Nature Should Always be in Reach

How WTA is working to ensure that everyone has easy access to trails and green spaces | By Allie Tripp

Out of the Wilderness and Into the City

When guidebook author Craig Romano began exploring urban trails after decades in the backcountry, he found more than he’d expected | By Craig Romano

One Step at a Time: WTA’s Path to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

As 2019 draws to a close, we take a look back at our progress — and ahead to the potential — in our efforts to help build a more equitable hiking community | By Krista Dooley